Australia vs Brazil LIVE: Team news and line-ups as Selecao look to move on from World Cup agony
Brazil face Australia in their first of two friendlies against the Socceroos over the next five days as Carlo Ancelotti’s side look to put their disappointing World Cup behind them.
Dreams of a first World Cup title since 2002 were shattered by Erling Haaland in the summer, whose late double in New Jersey sunk the five-time winners in the last-16.
Neymar, who scored a last-second consolation penalty in that defeat, subsequently retired to signal a new era for the Selecao, and Ancelotti has shown his intention to rebuild by selecting just nine players from the World Cup roster.
Australia will hope to inflict more misery on Brazil in back-to-back matches on home soil, first taking them on in Townsville, Queensland before heading south for the rematch in Brisbane.
Follow all the action from Australia v Brazil below:
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Where is the friendly being played?
Australia host Brazil in an international friendly at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium on Friday 25 September 25.
Kick-off is scheduled for 11am UK time.
The match will be followed by a second friendly taking place on Tuesday 29 September in Brisbane.
Good morning!
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of this international break.
Last night we had action from the Nations League involving teams from Europe but today we’re bringing you the action from a friendly between Australia and Brazil.
Both nations had contrasting fortunes in the World Cup.
Australia exceeded expectations having made it out of the group stage before losing on penalties to Egypt in the last-32 while Brazil were beaten in the last-16 having lost 2-1 to Norway. It was another underperformance from the Selecao who must now rebuild over the next four year cycle.
We’ll have all the latest news, updates and action from the friendly so stick with us as we build up to kick off at 11am.
